No, the return of a less-than-repentant Evander Kane to the Sharks lineup wasn’t enough to spark his team to victory Monday night in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights.

But the 26-year-old left wing did make his presence felt — and that served as another reminder why the Sharks acquired him at the NHL trade deadline in late February.

More than seven minutes into the third period and with the Sharks trailing 3-1, defenseman Brent Burns sent a backhand pass from the blue line to Kane in the right faceoff circle. Kane settled the puck, then rifled a 35-foot wrist shot over Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury’s glove and into the short-side top corner, cutting the Sharks’ deficit in half.

The goal re-energized the sold-out crowd inside the SAP Center in a game the Sharks would come back to tie before losing 4-3 in overtime. Afterwards, Kane played down the fact his well-placed shot had beaten a...